He said most of his customers are babies or young children when they first pierce their ears.

"But we get customers at every age. There are a number of ladies who come in in their 60s, 70s, 80s and couple in their 90s. Certainly not at 101."

Barbara Schram, 72, is another one of those women waited years to get their ears pierced. Schram had her ears pierced six weeks ago, just in time for a cruise she and her husband will soon take. She just happened to be near when Arnold was about to get the piercings.

"I wasn't afraid, I just didn't think of [doing] it," she said of not having them done before. "I would not do belly piercing. I draw the line there."